Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains

February 2013 Meeting Details

CAPT Board Meeting
Charlotte, N.C.
February 9, 2013

The February meeting of the Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains
will be on Saturday, February 9th at UNC Charlotte - Center City from
noon to 3:00 p.m. in room 806. The address is
320 E. 9th Street
located just east of the old Charlotte Trolley station, and close to the
planned location of the 10th Street light rail station on CATS Blue Line
extension. Parking for the meeting is available on site at a cost of $4 exact cash placed in the parking space slot.

Amtrak's southbound Piedmont arrives at 9:55 a.m. at the train station on North Tryon Street.
If you plan to come by train, notify CAPT Secretary Phil Astwood at astwoodp@bellsouth.net . Some local CAPT members may be able to provide transportation depending on the number of persons arriving by train. Charlotte Area Transit System's Route #11 bus also serves the Amtrak station and connects to the center city

Those wishing to eat before the meeting should arrive at 10:15 a.m. at
Mert's Heart and Soul Restaurant at
214 North College Street
(between 5th and 6th Streets).
The brunch menu can be viewed at
www.mertscharlotte.com.
Lunch will have to be completed by 11:45 a.m. to allow time to get to
the meeting location. Parking for lunch can be found at some curbside
locations nearby, or at the 7th Street station parking deck next the
the Public Market and CATS 7th Street light rail station.

The meeting will conclude around 3:00 p.m. allowing time for an auto tour
of the Blue Line extension light rail alignment to University City and UNCC,
Center City Streetcar alignment along Trade Street and Elizabeth Avenue,
Multi-Modal Transportation Center site on West Trade Street, and the
planned location of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Rail
Maintenance facility near Summit Avenue and South Graham Street.
Those taking the tour who came to the meeting via Amtrak will be
transported back to the train station by 5:00 p.m. for the
evening departure of the Piedmont for Raleigh.

CAPT Board Meeting Agenda

Welcome

Secretary's report

Treasurer's report

Update on news in North Carolina and South Carolina affecting transit and rail passenger service

Update on the resolution drive in South Carolina in support of expanded
rail passenger service

Update on push by a Central Midlands coalition for a Columbia-Charlotte connection to the high speed rail network

Discussion of ways to distribute the new CAPT brochure featuring maps of present and possible future rail passenger service